Furniture-polish



JOHN F. JAMES, 015 HOUSTON, TEXAS.

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7'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. JAMns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Houston, Harris county, Texas, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Furniture-Polish, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in polishing compounds for use incleaning and polishing furniture vehicles, woodwork and other similarlycoated or enameled sur faces.

The object of my invention is to provide a liquid compound of thecharacter described which will be economical to manufacture and whichwill serve to clean tarnished surfaces and restore their original lusterand finish and which will quickly dry, leaving a clean smooth surface. Ihave found by experiment that it is desirable in a good furniture orvehicle polish to combine a cleansing agent, a renewing agent and adrying agent. The cleansing agent must be such as will remove grease orstain from the polished surface but which will not injure the finishthereof or counteract the beneficial effects of the other ingredients.The renewing agent should have the qualities of a wax or light varnishwithout any viscous or sticky quality, while the drying agent should besuch as to cause the surface to dry almost immediately afterapplication.

The larger portion-about of the compoundis necessarily a light grade oflight mineral or vegetable oil, preferably a petroleum distillate ofparafiin base. Some good grade of castor oil might serve as anequivalent of my preferred oil, but this oil is entirely too expensiveand is at best simply a substitute for the preferred ingredient.

I mix with the oil about half as much good cleansing agent adapted toremove grease and brlghten the tarnished surface.

I prefer to use for such agent a good quality of acid vinegar. This hasbeen found to be most eificient. Ammonia will also act in the samecapacity, but not with the same efficiency.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 11920.

Application filed November 7, 1919. Serial No. 336,328.

I then supply a small quantityabout 0.1 of the volume of oilofturpentine. This acts with the oil to smooth and reenamel the surface,and also assists in drying the mixture. To this compound I then add asmall quantity of camphor to act as a further drymg agent. I find thatthe quantities by weight of the separate ingredients necessary toproduce the greatest efficiency are as follows:

Light paraifin oil 62.5% Acid vinegar 31 Turpentine 6 Camphor 0.5%

The exact proportions of these ingredients might be varied slightly, butin the proportions above stated the most efiicient compound is produced.The separate ingredients when properly mixed do not easily separate andserve to form'a composition easily applied and very effective in bothcleansing and polishing. It dries quickly and will gather no dust, thusleaving a clean luster closely like the original finish. It may beapplied with a soft cloth or sponge and need only be rubbed smooth witha dry cloth or chamois and the finish will be restored.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is 1. A furniture polish composed of 62.5%light parafiin oil. 31% of acid vinegar, 6% turpentine. and about of 1%of camphor.

2. A furniture polish composed of 62.5% of a light grade of oil, 31% ofacid vinegar, 6% of turpentine and of 1% of camphor.

3. A furniture polish composed of about by weight of light parafiin oil,of slightly less than 9,- by weight of acid vinegar, about by weight ofturpentine and a fraction of 1% of a drying agent.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature this the 3rd day ofNovember, A. D. 1919.

JOHN F. JAMES.

